Ross University School of Medicine Appoints William F. Owen, MD as Dean and Chancellor
March 16 2017 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Ross University School of Medicine (Ross) has appointed William
Owen, MD, as dean and chancellor. Dr. Owen replaces retiring dean
Joseph A. Flaherty, M.D., who joined Ross six years ago from the
University of Illinois College of Medicine where he served as
dean.
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Ross University School of Medicine has
appointed William Owen, MD, as dean and chancellor. (Photo:
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“We are pleased to bring a leader of Dr. Owen’s caliber to
Ross,” said Lisa Wardell, chief executive officer of DeVry
Education Group. “I am thrilled to be working with Dr. Owen to
build upon Dr. Flaherty's legacy at Ross and to continue to improve
our student experience. His dedication to social justice and
educational opportunity align well with the Ross mission, and his
experience in U.S. academic medicine will be invaluable to the
medical school and its students.”
Most recently, Dr. Owen served as dean of medical sciences for
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, a medical
school in DeVry Education Group. He was formerly the chancellor and
senior vice president of health affairs at the University of
Tennessee, where he was responsible for the College of Medicine and
its five other health professional colleges. He has also served as
president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey, the health education and medical component of Rutgers
University, the state’s largest institution of higher education. In
this role, Dr. Owen led two allopathic medical schools, an
osteopathic medical school, five other health professional schools
and several teaching hospitals.
A graduate of Phillips Academy, Brown University and Tufts
University (Doctor of Medicine, with honors), Dr. Owen trained in
internal medicine and nephrology at Harvard Medical School’s
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he was a Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Fellow. He has published more than 180 peer-reviewed
articles, chapters and books, and has been awarded more than $10
million in individual research grants.
About Ross University School of
Medicine
Ross University School of Medicine, founded in 1978, is
committed to educating a diverse group of skilled physicians to
serve as leaders in the U.S. healthcare system. With more than
12,000 alumni, Ross is an important contributor to healthcare in
North America. Students complete their foundational studies in
Dominica, West Indies, before completing their clinical training in
one of Ross’s affiliated teaching hospitals throughout the United
States. Ross is accredited by the Dominica Medical Board and the
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and
Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP). Ross is part of DeVry Education
Group (NYSE:DV).
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Ross University School of MedicineNicole Pride,
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